Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Dereck Lively II 2 1 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dereck Lively II
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
difference:+27+3.0+2.0+1.8+2.3+4.1+2.2+0.5+0.9-0.8-0.5+0.2+3.3+.271+0.6+1.7+1.2+0.9+.294
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+15+6.8+5.8+2.0+2.7+4.7+1.9+0.6+0.2-0.2-0.5+1.7+5.5+.207+1.5+3.0+1.1+0.4+.260
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Dereck Lively II
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
difference:+34+11.6+10.3+2.2+0.6+1.6+0.9+0.5+0.9-0.8-1.1+3.1+9.2+.231+1.2+3.6+2.8+3.1+.177
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957
Dereck Lively II DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 5 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2021 to 2025—Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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